Jhenaidah District (ঝিনাইদহ) is a district in southwestern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division. It has an area of 1964.77 km2. It is bordered by Kushtia District to the north, Jessore District and West Bengal, India to the south, Rajbari District and Magura District to the east, and Chuadanga District and West Bengal, India to the west. The largest city and headquarter of this district is Jhenaidah. At the beginning of the British rule Jhenaidah was a police outpost and was turned into a thana in 1793. The Jhenaidah Sub division was established in 1862 and was turned into a district in 1984.
Annual average temperature: maximum 37.1 °C, minimum 11.2 °C Annual rainfall: 1467 mm
